Cast Bios TAYLOR COLE
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‘RUBY HERRING MYSTERIES: SILENT WITNESS’ Cast Bios TAYLOR COLE (Ruby Herring) – Taylor Cole was most recently seen starring in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “One Winter Proposal,” the sequel to last year’s “One Winter Weekend.” She also appeared in the Hallmark Channel Originals “Falling for You” and “Christmas Festival of Ice.” She was a series regular on The CW series “The Originals,” and is featured in multiple episodes in the current season of the CBS suspense drama “Salvation.” She co-stars with Val Kilmer and Tom Berenger in the feature film 1st Born, which was released this year. Taylor has starred in a number of Hallmark Channel original movies, including “The Art of Us,” “Christmas in Homestead,” “My Summer Prince” opposite her “One Winter Weekend” co-star Jack Turner, and “Appetite for Love.” Cole was a recurring guest star in TV Land’s “Impastor,” The CW’s “Supernatural,” A&E’s “The Glades” and CBS’ “CSI Miami.” She was also a series regular on NBC’s hit show “The Event.” She starred in the Lifetime movie “Bad Blood” and can also be seen in the films WEAPONiZED, The Violent Kind, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, The Surrogates and Twelve Rounds, as well as the MTV movie “All You’ve Got,” among other film credits. Cole made her television debut on The WB series “Summerland” as Erika, a role originally intended to be a guest star, and promoted to series regular once Aaron Spelling and the other producers saw her work. She had recurring roles in “Heroes” and “Secret Girlfriend” and guest starred on “Ballers,” “Castle,” “Two and a Half Men,” “Entourage,” “NCIS” and “Melrose Place,” to name a few. In addition, she stars in the music video for Mayer Hawthorne, Ryan Cabrera’s hit song “True,” as well as the video for Papa Roach’s cross-over hit “Scars.” Born and raised in Arlington, Texas, Cole played on her high school’s volleyball team and traveled the country competitively with the junior Olympic squad. She also has traveled the world as a professional model to such countries as Italy, France, Germany and Australia. An avid sports enthusiast, Cole continues to play volleyball, golf, practice Tae Kwon Do and surf (a sport she learned for “Summerland).” # # # STEPHEN HUSZAR (Jake Killian) — Stephen Huszar is a Canadian film and television actor born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. Huszar began his acting career in 2004 with a role in the TV movie “The Cradle Will Fall.” His career took off rapidly and he appeared in recurring roles on popular series such as “Paradise Falls” for Showcase and “Corner Gas” for CTV. Huszar also appeared in one of The CW's longest- running series “Smallville.” Other notable credits include feature films such as Milton’s Secret (for which he also served as a producer), 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, directed by Ben Ketai, Faces in the Crowd, opposite Milla Jovovich, and Ferocious, opposite Kim Coates. Selected television credits include his portrayal of comic book super villain Plunder in The CW’s “The Flash,” Fox’s “Fringe,” Showcase’s “Continuum,” The CW’s “Supernatural” and a recurring role on Crave TV’s “Letterkenny,” Canada's top award-winning comedy series. Most recently, Huszar starred in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Original Movie “Return to Christmas Creek” in November 2018, completed production on the indie thriller Entropic, directed by Robert W. Gray, and starred in various television movies including Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ “Magical Christmas Ornaments,” Netflix’s “Christmas Wedding Planner” and SuperChannel’s “Hometown Holiday.” Currently, Huszar is shooting the feature film Rabid, a remake of David Cronenberg’s cult classic, now directed by the Soska Sisters. Huszar divides his time between Toronto and Vancouver. # # # SHAWN CHRISTIAN (John Herring) – A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Shawn Christian grew up acting purely for the love of it. “Acting in and writing for talent shows and school plays was simply a small-town passion until I graduated from Ferris State University,” he says. After earning a degree in marketing, Christian left the next day to pursue his dream as an actor, relocating to Chicago where he honed his acting skills with a variety of acting coaches and styles. He began to find his true voice with the improvisational company Improv Olympic. Just as he was about to begin Second City in Chicago, Christian got his first big break portraying working class anti-hero Mike Kasnoff on the New York-based CBS daytime drama “As the World Turns.” After a three-year run he made the leap to Los Angeles and landed recurring roles on ABC’s “Boston Legal” as delinquent husband to Julie Bowen, as a wily journalist on NBC’s “Crossing Jordan,” and nemesis to Josh Duhamel on “Las Vegas.” He returned to his comic roots with roles on the HBO series “12 Miles of Bad Road,” and the hit series “Friends,” “Will & Grace,” “The Drew Carey Show,” “Ellen,” “Becker” and “Coupling.” Christian experienced more than a few failed pilots and shows until he starred opposite Lori Loughlin in The WB’s hit series “Summerland” and opposite Jami Gertz and Tyne Daly in the CBS hit movie “Undercover Christmas.” Additional television work includes starring opposite Paige Turco in the NBC hit family movie “Secrets of the Mountain,” “C.S.I.” and “Shark” with James Woods, as well as lead roles in John Woo’s action drama pilot “Red Skies” for USA and quirky spy comedy “Spy Girl” opposite Jennie Garth for NBC. Christian was excited to delve into darker characters in the roles of convicted killer Danny Pelosi in “Murder in the Hamptons,” and a dangerous con man in “Ghost Whisperer.” He picked up film roles in Christopher Guest’s feature film For Your Consideration, in Shopgirl with Claire Danes and directed by Steve Martin, How to Leave Your Lover, Almost You and Beautiful, with Minnie Driver, directed by Sally Field. Christian appears in a supporting role in Eddie Murphy’s film Meet Dave and stars as the lead in the cult franchise hit Tremors III as the offbeat Zen cowboy, Jack Sawyer. Christian executive produced, co-directed and starred in the independent film Spanners, which won the award for BEST SCI-FI film at the 2015 Hollywood Independent Reel Film Festival, and BEST ACTOR at the 2015 Hollywood Underground Film Festival. He stars opposite Chris Pine, Oscar nominee John Hawks and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer in Small Town Saturday Night. Christian just finished a long run as Dr. Daniel Jonas on NBC’s “Days of Our Lives.” Since leaving the show near the end of 2015, he has completed three films: he plays villainous street hustler Lance in the suspense thriller Last Seen in Idaho, a duplicitous killer in Hidden Truth, and his latest role took him back into comedy with the film Savannah Sunrise. In addition to acting, Christian is the Executive Director of Operations and Marketing for the non- profit youth mentorship camps Arrow-Heart Adventure Camps. “I believe every kid is at risk. Arrow-Heart is dedicated to enriching, inspiring and empowering young teens through exciting and challenging adventures which nurture young teens with the virtues of Commitment, Communication, Courage, Compassion, Critical Thinking and Character.” Arrow-Heart Adventure camps operate in Idaho and Detroit with progress being made to open in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Portland and Atlanta. Arrow-Heart.org -- HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES -- .